After a year's sabbatical, the Kenya Museum Society (KMS) is very pleased to announce the dates of the 38th edition of its celebrated Know Kenya Course. The 2010 Know Kenya Course will run from Monday 4th October to Friday 8th October 2010 in the newly refurbished Louis Leakey Auditorium and around the environs of the Nairobi National Museum.
| FULL COURSE KMS members only (including field trip) |
Ksh 6,000 |
| FULL COURSE Students (excluding field trip) |
Ksh 2,000 |
| NON-MEMBERS Please contact the KMS Office! |
Since 1971 the Know Kenya Course has been organised by the Kenya Museum Society as the main fundraising event to support projects of the National Museums of Kenya, providing valuable income for museums and pre-historic sites around the country. All proceeds of the 38th Course will go to support the National Museums of Kenya.
The Course is an action-packed week designed to help all who live in and love Kenya to discover many of the nation's hidden treasures. Over a five-day period we are offering a series of 15 programmes including morning lectures about Kenya's history, natural history, conservation, modern-day issues, and popular culture. In the afternoon, the programme also includes guided tours through the only museum in East Africa adapted to 21st–century standards and Kenyan films, as well as a special evening programme. The full programme will be available in mid-August 2010.
The KMS Know Kenya Course is sponsored by Toyota East Africa. Toyota EA has also been the sponsor of the 40th Anniversary Lecture Series.
Learn more; Know more; Know Kenya
October 27 - November 1, 2008
The Know Kenya Course offered a series of 10 morning lectures, held at the newly opened and renovated Nairobi National Museum.
Each session started with brief entertainment by local artists. The programme included a series of afternoon events, such as guided tours of the newly refurbished museum, departmental visits to areas not open to the public and film shows. An additional evening programme rounded off an already fascinating agenda. On the last day of the year’s Know Kenya Course, participants and guests met at the Nairobi National Museum for lectures, tours of the museum and railway cars.
There was a raffle with excellent prizes on offer and as usual during the course we hosted a number of community projects whose representatives were there to offer information and merchandise.
All full time participants received a complimentary folder containing valuable background information for each lecture.
Early booking, KMS members and group discounts were on offer. And we devised a student sponsorship project. This gave fully paid participants as well as those who could not attend the option to invite a student and help our future generation to appreciate the importance of preserving Kenya’s rich and diverse heritage.
The year’s topics and presenters offered a diverse look at lesser-known and better-known aspects of Kenya, including:
The films included:
Dates:
Monday 4th October
to Friday 8th October 2010

Besides lectures by well-known Kenyan scientists, authors and researchers, KKC offers behind-the-scenes visits to the archives of many Museum departments.

Know Kenya Course group photo - 2006
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